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US3286587A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Photographic copying apparatus

Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1963-12-16
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Granted: 1966-11-22
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Expires: 1983-12-16
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 James F Hayden
  • 👤 Glen W Offensend

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 23:48
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B27/00; G03B27/32; G03B27/52; G03B27/522; G03B27/523

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 145 words
AN OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR USE IN AN APPARATUS FOR PROJECTING DOCUMENT IMAGES FROM THE APPARATUS RECORDING STATION, IN WHICH DOCUMENTS ARE SUCESSIVELY RECEIVED, ONTO A RECORDING MEDIA LOCATED IN THE EXPOSURE STATION OF THE APPARATUS, SAID SYSTEM COMPRISING: (1) A FIRST REFLECTOR DISPOSED TO RECEIVE IMAGES OF THE DOCUMENTS WHEN IN SAID RECORDING STATION, (2) A PROJECTION LENS POSITIONED TO TRANSMIT THE DOCUMENT IMAGES REFLECTED BY SAID FIRST REFLECTOR, (3) A SECOND REFLECTOR DISPOSED TO REFLECT THE DOCUMENT IMAGES TRANSMITTED BY SAID PROJECTION LENS TO THE RECORDING MEDIA IN SAID EXPOSURE STATION, AND (4) CARRIAGE MEANS OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID FIRST AND SECOND REFLECTORS AND WITH SAID PROJECTION LENS INCLUDING: (A) MEANS FOR VARYING THE DISTANCE FROM AND ANGULAR RELATIONSHIP OF SAID FIRST REFLECTOR TO THE RECORDING STATION, (B) MEANS FOR CHANGING THE POSITION OF SAID PROJECTION LENS ALONG THE OPTICAL AXIS OF SAID SYSTEM,
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 145 words
AN OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR USE IN AN APPARATUS FOR PROJECTING DOCUMENT IMAGES FROM THE APPARATUS RECORDING STATION, IN WHICH DOCUMENTS ARE SUCESSIVELY RECEIVED, ONTO A RECORDING MEDIA LOCATED IN THE EXPOSURE STATION OF THE APPARATUS, SAID SYSTEM COMPRISING: (1) A FIRST REFLECTOR DISPOSED TO RECEIVE IMAGES OF THE DOCUMENTS WHEN IN SAID RECORDING STATION, (2) A PROJECTION LENS POSITIONED TO TRANSMIT THE DOCUMENT IMAGES REFLECTED BY SAID FIRST REFLECTOR, (3) A SECOND REFLECTOR DISPOSED TO REFLECT THE DOCUMENT IMAGES TRANSMITTED BY SAID PROJECTION LENS TO THE RECORDING MEDIA IN SAID EXPOSURE STATION, AND (4) CARRIAGE MEANS OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID FIRST AND SECOND REFLECTORS AND WITH SAID PROJECTION LENS INCLUDING: (A) MEANS FOR VARYING THE DISTANCE FROM AND ANGULAR RELATIONSHIP OF SAID FIRST REFLECTOR TO THE RECORDING STATION, (B) MEANS FOR CHANGING THE POSITION OF SAID PROJECTION LENS ALONG THE OPTICAL AXIS OF SAID SYSTEM,

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